tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944170548621185129.post8742854931670674261..comments2023-04-27T11:45:27.512+01:00Comments on The Five Fs blog: The Gallery - Emotionskateabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05702501925195150336noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944170548621185129.post-18894398587680322642010-07-10T20:46:31.480+01:002010-07-10T20:46:31.480+01:00Thank you, MoaM. I appreciate you taking time to c...Thank you, MoaM. I appreciate you taking time to comment today. I hope Dad would've been proud of it - he deserved it.kateabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05702501925195150336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944170548621185129.post-56028019084998229202010-07-10T09:14:55.142+01:002010-07-10T09:14:55.142+01:00Your Dad would have been so proud of what you have...Your Dad would have been so proud of what you have just written. Such a moving tribute, he sounds like a wonderful man. Thinking of you today on his birthday xMusings of a Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18152792654181529365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944170548621185129.post-63424323369178140832010-07-01T18:06:06.710+01:002010-07-01T18:06:06.710+01:00Thanks for your lovely comment, Mummy V.
gigglin...Thanks for your lovely comment, Mummy V. <br /><br />gigglingatitall, I am glad you like it and you find it helpful. As for not resenting my sisters, well, we never knew any different. I rarely refer to them as half-sisters unless to clarify that we had different dads. They are older than me (obviously!) and so I grew up with them. Dad treated us all the same; the only things that were different were occasional visits to their dad (who was notoriously flaky, and my second sister eventually disowned him in her early 20s) and the fact they called my dad Brian. (Never did know who made that decision). I am not particularly close to any of my sisters now but that is more a function of the way our lives have panned out and the fact that I am in the North of England and the rest of them are in the South East, and in one case, the South West. We do get on well when we get together - my mum dreads it as we end up laughing helplessly as we all have the same sense of humour. <br /><br />Thanks for taking the time to comment.kateabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05702501925195150336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944170548621185129.post-76341298380750995072010-07-01T09:50:39.167+01:002010-07-01T09:50:39.167+01:00Inevitably sobbing as I read this. And the photo ...Inevitably sobbing as I read this. And the photo is so powerful too. Well done for sharing - it helps others of us on this "not very nice" grief journey after the loss of a parent. It also reminds us of how individuals have such an influence on people and how your Dad did that for so many and showed generosity of spirit in how he took your half-siblings on. Also you are great for not resenting that.<br />Lovely blog post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944170548621185129.post-83152419942886910882010-07-01T09:44:18.611+01:002010-07-01T09:44:18.611+01:00Such a wonderful tribute to your dad. Beautiful wr...Such a wonderful tribute to your dad. Beautiful writing and I love the photo too, it shows your closeness and shared happiness in the moment xMrs Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016608904073109411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944170548621185129.post-17515488541250610252010-06-30T20:59:18.282+01:002010-06-30T20:59:18.282+01:00Thank you, Julia, Rachael, Deer Baby, Jen and New ...Thank you, Julia, Rachael, Deer Baby, Jen and New Mummy. I really appreciate you taking the time to comment. I was so dubious about publishing this as I was worried it would come across as a bit self-absorbed so I'm delighted that everyone has been so positive about it. Thank you all so much.kateabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05702501925195150336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944170548621185129.post-87029131356798604142010-06-30T20:27:22.776+01:002010-06-30T20:27:22.776+01:00All these posts are making me cry. Great post xAll these posts are making me cry. Great post xCaroljshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16622996745058583470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944170548621185129.post-10279829685902135922010-06-30T16:49:43.405+01:002010-06-30T16:49:43.405+01:00This is such a special photo and you look very ali...This is such a special photo and you look very alike in it too. Such a lovely post, thanks for sharing. JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04057803269417950110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944170548621185129.post-19724781927293196312010-06-30T15:06:28.952+01:002010-06-30T15:06:28.952+01:00I love the way you're looking at one another -...I love the way you're looking at one another - such love and affection. A beautiful post.alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09338687691871813019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944170548621185129.post-61176368631954340902010-06-30T14:39:13.937+01:002010-06-30T14:39:13.937+01:00There are no words. Huge love, from someone who sh...There are no words. Huge love, from someone who shares your pain.Rachael Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08253147593111042835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944170548621185129.post-3851545223710433722010-06-30T09:27:09.940+01:002010-06-30T09:27:09.940+01:00A truly great post Kate. So bravely written. Thank...A truly great post Kate. So bravely written. Thank you for sharing your dad with us!jfb57https://www.blogger.com/profile/17876700842985406565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944170548621185129.post-21341768592607168192010-06-30T09:25:04.325+01:002010-06-30T09:25:04.325+01:00Thanks HUN (and Pete, I am not ignoring you!). I d...Thanks HUN (and Pete, I am not ignoring you!). I do look like my Dad - I am definitely a Giles, no mistaking! After his funeral, someone asked my Mum where all the daughters were, and I turned round as she pointed me out. The woman looked like she'd seen a ghost!kateabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05702501925195150336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944170548621185129.post-85755760546632171642010-06-30T09:10:50.821+01:002010-06-30T09:10:50.821+01:00That is a beautiful and heartfelt post, Kate. That...That is a beautiful and heartfelt post, Kate. That the memories burn so strongly is testament to the man and the father (and to you of course).<br /><br />I have to say, you look a lot like him.<br /><br />xHim Up Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17922510923556029378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944170548621185129.post-36213484265325775952010-06-29T21:34:33.814+01:002010-06-29T21:34:33.814+01:00Thank you, ladies, for your kind words. I really s...Thank you, ladies, for your kind words. I really struggled with it and it really put me through the mill. I think I feel his loss more keenly now that I am a parent myself. And you lot have made me well up again with your kind words. <br /><br />Thanks again. <br /><br />Katekateabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05702501925195150336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944170548621185129.post-85512654029581955292010-06-29T21:33:17.651+01:002010-06-29T21:33:17.651+01:00beautifully written and I hope that process helps ...beautifully written and I hope that process helps your grieving. None of us are immortal but the good in all of us lives forever in those we bear and in that sometimes tenuous respect we live on...<br /><br />Pete xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944170548621185129.post-66287600024794879552010-06-29T21:26:21.278+01:002010-06-29T21:26:21.278+01:00Beautiful. Just beautiful. xxxBeautiful. Just beautiful. xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944170548621185129.post-91284061301585339652010-06-29T21:18:08.085+01:002010-06-29T21:18:08.085+01:00breathtakingly beautiful. what a special relations...breathtakingly beautiful. what a special relationship you had with your Dad.<br />nice post. xPaula Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13726120116796848031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944170548621185129.post-4737452730787589702010-06-29T21:17:39.571+01:002010-06-29T21:17:39.571+01:00What a wonderful post Kate. I can see now why it ...What a wonderful post Kate. I can see now why it was such a difficult one, and I had tears in my own eyes reading it. There is so much genuine love in that image...I'm so sorry that he's no longer with you. Thank you for sharing this. PxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944170548621185129.post-91729622910409188412010-06-29T21:17:15.298+01:002010-06-29T21:17:15.298+01:00Wow. I am crying as I type. Powerful, incredible, ...Wow. I am crying as I type. Powerful, incredible, emotional writing. Thank you for sharing. I am so glad you had such a lovely Dad lucky lady. xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com